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Cochinchinesische Oper
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Miscell Subjects. XCVIII. Vol. VI. No. 47., OPERA OF COCHINCHINA., The inhabitants of Cochinthina on the east- This they did to the honour of the first accoaft of Asia are very fond of fpectacles, mu- treft, who on the left was there leated at fick and dance. Their companies of players, fpectatrefs in the dref« of an old queen. The that ate fent for in the houfes, give hiftori- three girls held an eafy dialogue, which wai cal reprefentations, operas and dances, which interrupted by merry airs. Their fong wat tre accompanied by a noisy mufick of trum- fbrieking, yet they pretty well kept time, pets, kettle-drums, and caftanett. The whole wat accompanied by mufick and The Englifsh Embaffador, Lord Macart- dance; thus opera and ballet were join'd tone/, when he on his embally in the year pether. An old man, drefi'd like a buffoon, 1792 alfo was in Cochinchina, faw the folio- «pproach'd now and then to the girls, perforwing reprefentation. In the interior part of ming feveral buffooneries. In this manner it an edifice a folemn opera with chorus's was continued a confidprable time. During this given by a company of players. During the interlude fofter mufick was heard, at laft the firft theatrical reprefentation, the noify juft noify inftruments founded again. As a Fig. n now mention'd inftruments, made a hideout of applaufe the numerous affembly of (pectanoife. Upon this follow'd an interlude, very tors threw from time to time copper-money agreeably reprefented by three young girls, to the players.
